Taran wakes to find himself being cared for by the great hero, Prince Gwydion, who knows about Dallben, Hen Wen, and the Horned King. The band tries to kill Taran, but he escapes with a shoulder wound.
He loses her in a forest and stumbles onto a band of mounted warriors led by the Horned King, a vicious warlord who wears a helmet made of a human skull and antlers. Taran, responsible for the creature, chases after her. Dallben says the boy isn’t yet ready to learn swordplay or leave the stronghold.Ī disturbance among the animals causes the oracular pig Hen Wen to escape. His foster parent and benefactor, the ancient wizard Dallben, reads to Taran from a tome, The Book of Three, that tells the history of the region. Young Taran dreams of being a great warrior, but he’s a farmhand living in a stronghold just east of the kingdom of Prydain.
The 2011 e-book version, based on the 1999 revised edition, forms the basis for this study guide. The work contains an author’s note and a pronunciation guide. Its story forms part of the plot for the 1985 animated motion picture The Black Cauldron.
In 2012, a School Library Journal survey ranked The Book of Three number 18 on a list of all-time best books for children. The book won an ALA Notable Book award, and the series won a second Notable Book award, a Newbery Honor, and a Newbery Medal.
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